Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1887-06-19
SrOa Friday. Daily.
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Francisoo-
J. J. Liun is back at his old post on
the Reno Gazette.
The panic in the coffee market In
New York is s~ubsiding.
Frank ChAgnou. Of Tuscsrora. came
down by private conveyance t.a.say.
1t is ==;d here L. s.inier in Minne-
spoiis. aia1.. =ho can set 1000 ems
per hour with ease.
A pipe.maker in Metz has oern ed
for selling pipes bearing = carved head
Of General B~ouIapger.
Times-Review:-John r. Bradley
bought in u sick ran from Willow
Greek Ranch yesterday.
Several fortunes hA We been made and
lost in the recent Chicago wheat deal.
but the losses preponderate.
Exc mine the WEEKLY ISpEPESDEsr
dated June 10Th, 1857. aud tell four
Leighbors what you think OF it.
An epidemic Of sons Kind visited the
rabbits in portions Of Idaho last Winter
and killed them by the Wholesale.
Arthur McEwen has a "roving com.
mission" on the s. +. Examiner-he
may write, or he may not; just as it
suits his fancy.
J. d. Abel left for home this morning
by his own conveyance. He says that
il he was n resident OF EIko he would
now join the Orphans Club.
John ". MuckAy passed through last
evening en- route to Europe. Those
who are acquainted with him say that
he is a very pleasant, sociable gents-
Saan, Notwithstanding his millions.
Nevada Tribune:-There is not i towu
on the Pacific Coast Of the same nuin-
Der Of Inhabitants as Carson City that
las fewer idle men, in fact noue need
be out Of employment if DESTROYS to
work.
Inter-Idaho:-The gardens OF HALEY
are looking splendid. Strawberries are
ripening and early vegetables ARE now
ready for use. Our residence lots are
looking beautiful.
The Central Nevadnn takes II all
back, apologies for stating that the citi-
zens Of Battle Mountain lacked patriot
ism and enterprise, aud announces a
grand celebration on the Fourth.
For years it has been stated that Mt.
Everest in the H;malaya Mountains was
the highest mountain in the world, but
It Is now claimed that Mt. Hercules in
New Guinea reaches the immense alti.
tude of 3 2.7oG feet, nearly 1000 feet
higher than the giant OF the Himalayas.
j. G. Palmer, Public Administrator
OF Eureka county, was found dead in a
ditch near the south eud of Main
street, Eureka, Tuesday night. The
water vas only about six inches deep
the deceased was lying on his face,
where it is supposed he fell aud was
drowned.
The stars and stripes wave at mast
head to-day in honor of the ll2th an
niyersary OF the Battle of Bunker Hill.
The school children would fnd il inter.
esting TO refer TO their histories and
read the details of this sanguinary con-
test which exercised n controlling indu-
cnce in behalf Of the colonists in their
struggle for American Independence.
Franklin j. MOscs. at one time the
carpet bag governor OF South Carolina,
was convicted Of forgery in Massachu.
seits in 1885 and sertcnced TO the peni.
Tertiary for three years. In view of his
falling health, impaired by dissipation,
he has recently been pardoned by Gov
eruor Ames and will soon go out into
the world n miserable wreck dependent
upon the charity of friends for support.
Verify, the way Of the transgressor is
hard.
We publish to day the principal
points of the decision of the Commission
on the fourth section Of the Inter. State
Comm irce law, the full text being too
longh,hy for our columns. The decision
says in effect that the railroads must
take the fourth section "a they find it.
md act nee rdingly. In other words
the section is fully operative as n Inv.
and the railroads are held responsible
for amy violation Of its provisions. We
trust that this decision will have the
effect Of prohibiting railroads from an
open violation of the law in discrimiu.
aiing against the people Of Nevada in
the matter Of frcights.